Robert Snodgrass tears into Bilic in brutally honest interview and explains his West Ham failure

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Robert Snodgrass has laid the blame for his failure at West Ham at the feet of Slaven Bilic, claiming that the Croatian manager played him out of position during his time in east London.

The Scotsman has joined Aston Villa on loan for the rest of the season but it seems unlikely he will return to West Ham after a dismal half a season at the London Stadium.

Snodgrass had started the season strongly with Hull but failed to score a single goal in his 15 appearances in claret and blue.

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Since making the switch to Villa, Snodgrass explained to the Birmingham Mail that he had been forced into the left wing slot as a replacement for Dimtri Payet, saying he would rather play on the left or in the No.10 slot.

“I think last season my quality was scoring goals and creating goals and I did that in the first part of the season [at Hull],” Snodgrass said.

“I went to West Ham and I had a manager that played me out of position. To be honest with you it was very tough to take.

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“Sometimes , with the way you’ve been brought up, you try to just put your heart on your sleeve and play anywhere.

“To get the best out of any player you need to play him in his best position, it’s as simple as that.”